gerunds
Identify the gerund in this sentence: "Swimming is my favorite summer hobby."
Swimming
so, therefore, because, unless
"We stayed indoors ________ it was raining heavily outside."
because
So Many vs. So Much
Fill in the blank:
"There is so ________ sugar in this tea!"
much (sugar is uncountable)
Identify the tense of the underlined verb:
"Next week, our class will visit the science museum."
Future tense (Simple Future)
Fill in the blank:
"She was so proud ________ her daughter for winning the spelling bee."
of (proud of)
Correct the mistake:
"I enjoy to listen to music while studying."
to listen --> listening
so, therefore, because, unless
"You will not pass the exam ________ you study harder."
unless
So Many vs. So Much
Fill in the blank:
"Why did you buy so ________ books?"
many (books are countable)
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of "read":
"Right now, I ________ a comic book, but yesterday I ________ a whole novel."
am reading (Present Continuous) / read (Simple Past)
Fill in the blanks:
"Are you scared ________ spiders, or are you more worried ________ tomorrow's exam?"
scared of / worried about
She is really good at ________ (paint) landscapes.
painting
"The roads were icy. _________________, all flights were cancelled."
Therefore
Spot and fix the mistake:
"I have so much assignments to finish tonight."
so many assignments (assignments can be counted)
Choose the correct verbs to complete the sentence:
"When my mum ________ (cook) dinner, the phone suddenly ________ (ring)."
was cooking (Past Continuous) / rang (Simple Past)
Fill in the blanks:
"The teacher was angry ________ the noisy students, and deeply disappointed ________ their behavior."
angry with / disappointed with
Does the word 'running' act as a gerund or a continuous verb here?
"The kids were running through the park."
Continuous verb
Rewrite this sentence using because without changing the meaning:
"It was freezing cold, so we turned on the heater."
We turned on the heater because it was freezing cold.
Fill in the blanks with much or many:
"There is so ________ noise here because there are so ________ people."
so much noise / so many people
Choose the correct tense (Simple Past or Present Perfect):
"I ________ (live) in this city for five years, and I still love it here."
have lived (Present Perfect)
Spot and fix the mistake:
"I am so excited about our vacation, but my brother is really nervous about flying."
The sentence is already correct. (excited about / nervous about)
Form a correct sentence using "Avoid" and a gerund of "eat".
e.g. You should avoid eating junk food.
Fix the error in this sentence:
"Unless you don't bring your umbrella, you will get wet."
Unless you bring your umbrella...
(Unless already contains a negative meaning, so adding 'don't' creates an incorrect double negative)
Explain the rule to the class:
When do we use "so many" and when do we use "so much"
Use "so many" with plural countable nouns (things you can count like cars, friends, thoughts).
Use "so much" with singular uncountable nouns (things you can't easily count like water, time, homework, love).
Fill in the blanks:
The train ________________ (leave) before Sam ________________ (arrive) at the station yesterday.
had left/ arrived
Complete the blanks using upset, pleased, or ashamed:
"He felt ________ of his actions and apologized immediately."
"She was very ________ with her high test score."
"They were ________ about the canceled flight."
1. ashamed (of) / 2. pleased (with) / 3. upset (about)